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ASX Selects Nasdaq's Post-Trade Risk Technology To Manage Its Real-Time Risk Across Clearinghouses - New Technology Will Respond To Global Regulations Requiring Intraday Risk Management And Increased Margin Methodology Sophistication

Date 02/07/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced today that Nasdaq has been selected to deliver ASX's next generation post-trade risk management solution. Sentinel Risk Manager will provide a single, real-time risk management system across both ASX clearing houses and all asset classes, including real-time margin calculation and related customer risk analytics. The new risk system will be implemented in five phases over the next two years.
Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Arrangements For The Days Off And Market Closure During The 70th Anniversary Of Victory In The Chinese People's War Against Japanese Aggression And The World Anti-Fascist War

Date 02/07/2015

According to the documents of the “Notice of State Council on Adjusting the Days off During the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War” and the “Notice on Arrangements for the Days off and Market Closure During the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War” (General Office of CSRC [2015] No. 26 Document) released by the General Office of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the arrangements of DCE for the days off and market closure during the anniversary are notified as follows:

The market shall be closed from September 3 (Thursday) to September 6 (Sunday), and the market shall open as usual on September 7 (Monday). After-hours trading shall not be conducted on the night of September 2 (Wednesday).
Former Silk Road Task Force Agent Pleads Guilty To Extortion, Money Laundering And Obstruction - Ex-DEA Agent Used Undercover Status To Fraudulently Obtain Digital Currency Worth Over $700,000

Date 01/07/2015

A former DEA agent pleaded guilty today to extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice, which he committed while working as an undercover agent investigating Silk Road, an online marketplace used to facilitate the purchase and sale of illegal drugs and other contraband.
Moody's Downgrades Greece's Government Bond Rating To Caa3; On Review For Further Downgrade

Date 01/07/2015

Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded Greece's government bond rating to Caa3 from Caa2 and placed the rating on review for further downgrade. The short-term rating is unaffected by this rating action and remains Not Prime (NP). Moody's government bond rating applies to privately-held debt only.
CBOE Futures Exchange Reports June 2015 Trading Volume

Date 01/07/2015

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) today reported that June 2015 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume, both exchangewide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index), rose from last month and from year-ago levels. June total volumes hit highs for 2015, surpassing previous monthly highs set in January.

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Alexis Tsipras’ Message

Date 01/07/2015

Greek citizens,

We are at a critical juncture regarding the future of this country.

Sunday’s referendum is not about whether our country will stay in the Eurozone.

This is a given and no one should question this.
CBOE Holdings Reports June 2015 Trading Volume

Date 01/07/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that total trading volume in June for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) was 99.2 million contracts, an increase of 16 percent from May 2015 and a decrease of 1 percent from June 2014.
Letter From Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President Of The Eurogroup To Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister Of The Hellenic Republic

Date 01/07/2015

Text of letter from the President of the Eurogroup and Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the ESM sent today to the Prime Minister of Greece. This letter replies to the letters of 30 June from the Prime Minister of Greece requesting an extension of the EFSF financial arrangement as well as stability support from the ESM.
Yanis Varoufakis, Minister Of Finance Of The Hellenic Republic: Why We Recommend A NO In The Referendum – In 6 Short Bullet Points

Date 01/07/2015
1. Negotiations have stalled because Greece’s creditors (a) refused to reduce our un-payable public debt and (b) insisted that it should be repaid ‘parametrically’ by the weakest members of our society, their children and their grandchildren
Remarks By Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselboem Following Eurogroup Conference Call Of 1 July 2015

Date 01/07/2015

Tonight we had a Eurogroup conference call, following our call of yesterday. We discussed the two letters of the Greek Prime Minister. We also discussed the current political situation in Greece. First of all, regarding the request for the extension of the old programme which we discussed yesterday, we reaffirmed our decision of last Saturday. The political situation has not changed. There are no grounds for an extension. So unfortunately the programme expired last night at midnight.